Oxyserica goertzae
| Oxyserica goertzae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Oxyserica |
| Species: | O. goertzae
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxyserica goertzae Sreedevi, Ranasinghe, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2019
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Oxyserica goertzae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Nepal.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.1 mm. They have a blackish, oval body. The legs are brown, the elytra yellowish brown with the margins and a transversal mesolateral spot black. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Dagmar Görtz.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Oxyserica goertzae at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Sreedevi, K.; Ranasinghe, S.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "New species and records of Sericini from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 567: 1–26. Retrieved November 19, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.